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Head sink replacement rgj592015 at 1:08pm 02.14.15 Catalina 30 4/1981 Hi everybody! I need to replace the head sink in my 1982 Catalina 30. Anybody have one for sale or k
Surprise on Dry: Center Board Bolts (3) Regular Guy at 10:31am 02.14.15 Smaller Boats 8/1505 The SS centerport metal plate and the plastic roller are looking pretty good, nothing wrong with. Th
Water removal from boat cabin greeneyedjack at 10:24am 02.14.15 Bigger Boats 11/3278 Ok, I have a 1984 28' Oday that because of Family issues (lost both my parents last year) has been n
Refrigerator Not Working salestosails at 10:16am 02.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1590 Hello, I have a 2001 Beneteau 311 that was always stored in Lake Tahoe. Very little use of shore
Surprise on Dry: Ballast Tank Gasket (3) Regular Guy at 8:37am 02.14.15 Smaller Boats 2/858 Actually I expected that the gasket is not sealing proper anymore but it looked worse than expected.
Surprise on Dry: Structural (2) Regular Guy at 8:29am 02.14.15 Smaller Boats 11/1324 My boat is an the dry on a DIY marina intending to do the usual maintenance like replacing the lines
oday 23 ewait at 8:23am 02.14.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/974 How to chose a rolling furler
H-26 Forward Boat Cleats Dfisher at 6:33am 02.14.15 Smaller Boats 19/1958 Has anyone with a H26 of H260 added forward port and starboard cleats? This will be my first seaso
Centerboard Tang Replacement 1969 Pearson Wanderer Wanderer122 at 6:33am 02.14.15 Pearson 3/1897 Has anyone had the replace the bronze centerboard tang on a Wanderer or the very similar P35? My Wan
Catalina 30 Rudder Craft HDPE rudder George Da Porge at 6:21am 02.14.15 Catalina 30 2/1467 Anyone out there using a Rudder Craft HDPE rudder on their Catalina 30? Thanks!
Dinette table base Guts1236 at 5:41am 02.14.15 Catalina 30 7/1627 I would like to make a smaller table for my dinette style Catalina 30 my question is can anybody poi
1981 C&C Mk 1 Leaky Window Issue Curiousgeorge206 at 9:50pm 02.13.15 C&C 2/4824 Does anyone have a step by step procedure on how to fix leaky seals on both port and starboard side
Cabin light bulb wattage jhpucket at 9:42pm 02.13.15 Big Boats 6/1951 Are the cabin bulbs in the Hunters (410 ie) 10 watts? Want to replace but don't want as bright as f
Bay Cup 1 in Race Galveston Bay Tx HMT2 at 8:04pm 02.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/564 Attention Hunter 31 owners (and others) the BayCup 1 long distance race sponsored by Lakewood Yacht
Heat exchanger ?????? (2) Ken Cross at 6:59pm 02.13.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1346 Hi everyone. I've removed the end cap from my heat exchanger on my Yanmar 2GM20F and the photo shows
Adding Jib Furler to H23 Mike48 at 6:55pm 02.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/848 I'm installing a Schaefer CF-500 jib furler this spring and the boat is in storage with the mast dow
Lewmar Winches, Evo Vs. Ocean?? Roadking Larry at 6:25pm 02.13.15 Ask All Sailors 5/8214 I sold my Macgregor 26S today so freed up some boat dollars to pour into my Cal 2-27. One of my pri
Clean the sink sailaway78 at 5:59pm 02.13.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1069 My boat has double sinks, kind of like bar sinks. I have the house bank off center on the port sid
Replacing portlights Sealant? mytime at 3:02pm 02.13.15 Catalina 30 6/4259 I am replacing 4 portlights on our Catalina 30 . I have read a lot of good things about butyl tape a
Chart Plotter rose8878 at 12:44pm 02.13.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 21/4200 I want to buy a chart plotter with a fish finder for a sailboat in Lake Erie. Can anyone suggest a g

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Odd Sailboat ads (2) rgranger at 9:04am 10.24.23 This one comes with a snow plow...:D:tongue: nk: 220941
Odd Sailboat ads (1) rgranger at 9:00am 10.24.23 Is that an 8-track player in the first picture? -Will This kind-a goes with the 8-track
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Scott T-Bird at 8:37am 10.24.23 Well, I see it as a recommendation to change it out ... but that doesn't seem to be what the poster
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Rick486 at 8:28am 10.24.23 Think it through.....
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Scott T-Bird at 8:22am 10.24.23 Contrarian view. I owned 3 sailboats over 38 years with traditional shaft seals composed of a bronz
Max prop for a Catalina 315 Scott T-Bird at 8:19am 10.24.23 Max prop experience on a Catalina 315 Not sure what you want to know. Mine is at least 20 years o
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Rick486 at 8:19am 10.24.23 Contrarian view. I owned 3 sailboats over 38 years with traditional shaft seals composed of a bronze
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Scott T-Bird at 7:29am 10.24.23 Usually, they say not to re-use the set screws. Once positioned, they are good for only one use and
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft jssailem at 7:27am 10.24.23 All of what is said above are possibly factors to your spray issue. Shaft alignment. Looking at the
Hunter Passage 420 Salon Table Sailgunner at 6:18am 10.24.23 Thanks Dennis, Did you find the original table too big for the space? I made a smaller table for ou
Lantern Advice dLj at 5:47am 10.24.23 Mantle lamps - Aladdin, Coleman or Tilley - are too bright for a small boat cabin IMHO. If you like
Rough night - storm surge dLj at 5:43am 10.24.23 The worst night I ever spent on a boat was in the municipal marina in New London. A strong souther
Lantern Advice Jim Legere at 5:32am 10.24.23 Mantle lamps - Aladdin, Coleman or Tilley - are too bright for a small boat cabin IMHO. If you like
Rough night - storm surge shemandr at 5:25am 10.24.23 The worst night I ever spent on a boat was in the municipal marina in New London. A strong southerl
Lantern Advice dLj at 5:09am 10.24.23 If you've ever experienced the light and heat from a Coleman lantern, you'll know the difference. T
Lantern Advice Terry Cox at 4:39am 10.24.23 OK, I don't know the models being discussed, but having grown up with kerosene lamps, it doesn't lo
House Battery Condition Nodak7 at 4:09am 10.24.23 A load tester like that probably works OK for testing your batteries for golf cart use, but is less
Lantern Advice (1) Jim Legere at 4:04am 10.24.23 I second what Terry Cox says above. In order to get decent light for reading (and the consequent inc
House Battery Condition Nodak7 at 4:03am 10.24.23 All the batteries in one bank do not degrade at the same rate. I run a 36V Golf Cart with six 6V
House Battery Condition Davidasailor26 at 3:39am 10.24.23 I run a 36V Golf Cart with six 6V batteries and whenever it feels a sluggish I conduct an individua

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